The big questions is 'If the death occurred in the Van, than how can any of the Officers other than the Driver be charged'?
Plus the requirement for prisoners to be belted in in the Van was sent out by 'e-mail'. So not all Officers knew about the change in policy. Which happened a week before. Some would only informed at roll call and some were not.
The the matter of the leg restraints. The guy was combative and leg shackles were applied. These are a common form of restraint that goes back decades. And in no way could cause a spinal injury to the neck.
Yes I agree that EMS should have been called to look at Grey. But that is not in and of it self a precursor of Homicide. And how does a leg injury lead to a broken neck?
The other prisoner has stated (in so many reports - all of which could be wrong) that the ride to jail was smooth and not some rough ride that the Driver was giving and only Grey side of the Van could feel. And that Grey was slamming himself against the sides of the van in an attempt to injure himself. This is not that farfetched. As I've witnessed a lot of Prisoners do the same to try and convince someone that I beat them up when no injuries occurred during the arrest.
I feel that the Officers of that shit hole should just walk off the job and let fine citizens do as they please. It's only property ;)
Ed
Pasts—that other prisoner is now walking his statements back and says he is afraid of what may happen to him because of an inaccurate report.
Nope. The requirement for prisoners to be belted in was part of the Baltimore PD General Orders, since at least 1997.
I saw a cop show the other week withTom Selleck where this happened. The cop and the perp were struggling on the second or third floor, the punk saw the open window, ran and jumped out of it. Then screamed that the cop threw him out.